Daily Archives: December 13, 2007

Gucci! Vuitton! Socialism!

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gaius

We now may have a clue as to why Hollywood stars, super models and some members of the Kennedy family have such apparent affection for the thuggish regime of Hugo Chavez. It's because Chavez and company wear the most fabulous clothes, darling! … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 2 Comments

Unfettered “Journalism” Professors Too Risky

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gaius

A former NBC News correspondent turned college professor is asking, nay, demanding, that news organizations "regulate" citizen journalists. David Hazinski, who now teaches at the University of Georgia (God help his students) is telling the world that citizen journalists are … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 13 Comments

Pelosi Unhinged

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gaius

The shattering of the Democrats is apparently taking a toll on Nancy Pelosi. Today she angrily told reporters that Republicans "like" the war in Iraq. Then she backpedaled as fast as she could as soon as she realized what an idiot … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, War | 6 Comments

Smear, Scapegoat, Repeat

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gaius

The word scapegoat comes from a historical practice in Judaism where a priest symbolically laid the sins of the people on a goat at Yom Kippur. The goat was then driven away into the wilderness. So it is with Billy Shaheen, who dredged … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 3 Comments

Rising Stench

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gaius

Last night I noted a rather transparent move by Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire campaign co-chair that stunk of desperation. Robert Novak today tees off on yet another transparent, below the belt campaign smear by the Clinton camp that only increases … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 5 Comments

Turning Over The Rock To Reveal The Pork

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gaius

As I have said repeatedly, no matter what party you belong to or ideology you believe in, you should be opposed to pork barrel spending. It is bad for the nation, bad for taxpayers and corrupting for the elected officials. … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Taxes | 3 Comments

Chavez Caught Red-Handed?

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gaius

US authorities are charging four suspects, three Venezuelans and a Uruguayan, with funneling illegal cash contributions to the Argentinian presidential campaign of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was sworn in as Argentina's president Monday. The investigation was launched when a Venezuelan … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, World news | 4 Comments

Let The (Finger-Pointing) Games Begin

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Gaius

A page one story in the Washington Post describes the acrimonious finger pointing going on between House and Senate Democrats over failures to pass many pieces of legislation in the past year. The bitterness is becoming very harsh and quite public, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 4 Comments